Players who were hugely popular at one club, but failed to win major trophies during their time there

Having won the Premier League at Blackburn, Shearer was so close to glory at boyhood club Newcastle on a number of occasions following his £15m transfer in 1996. His goals and partnership with Les Ferdinand took the club close to the league title in 1997 and in his FA Cup semi-final strikes in 1998 and 1999 fired the club to Wembley, but they were beaten in both finals. Still, He scored 206 goals for the club and holds the record for Premier League goals scored with 260. “We didn’t win anything at Newcastle, but we had a lot of fun, which is what the game is all about,” he said.